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Taiwan’s position between Northeast and Southeast Asia makes it attractive for regional latency-sensitive demands

06 November 2026

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South Korea is a burgeoning hub for data centre investment. With its robust economy and reputation as a regional ‘safe haven’, it attracts strong interest from international investors, developers and operators.

06 November 2026

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Singapore is the leading data centre hub in Asia, a title it has held for some time. It offers a stable, well-regulated and highly connected environment with strong submarine cable infrastructure, 100% foreign ownership permitted and targeted tax incentives.

06 November 2026

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The Philippines is a dynamic and emerging data centre market, valued at US$633 million in 2024 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.89% to reach US$1.97 billion by 2030.

06 November 2026

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06 November 2026

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Malaysia is rapidly emerging as one of the most dynamic data centre markets in Southeast Asia.

06 November 2026

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Japan’s data centre market is among the world’s largest by revenue, and the second-largest in APAC after China.

06 November 2026

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Indonesia is one to watch in the APAC region for data centre growth. The draw of tax incentives and special economic zones, coupled with low barriers to foreign investment, has made it an attractive destination for investment from big global players.

06 November 2026

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India’s data centre industry is experiencing rapid growth. Live capacity is expected to reach 3GW+ by 2028, driven by digital transformation, favourable government policies and strong AI adoption.

06 November 2026

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As a key financial hub of Asia, Hong Kong is an important data centre market. With ‘open door’ investment and foreign exchange policies, it stands out as a dynamic centre for technological advancement and investment.

29 October 2026

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29 October 2026

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What happens when geopolitical disruption moves beyond the headlines and starts to affect the contracts, supply chains and commercial relationships businesses rely on? In this episode of View from Asia, Mallesons partner Amanda Lees and International Director David Olsson AM explore how businesses are navigating increasing geopolitical and commercial uncertainty across Asia. They discuss how force majeure works, what prolonged disruption means for contracts and supply chains, and why trusted relationships and local knowledge can be critical to finding practical solutions.

22 September 2026

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The past four months tested something that is difficult to assess in stable conditions: whether organisations operating across Asia have genuine capability, or whether they have presence and assumed it would be enough. The Hormuz disruption exposed that gap - not universally, but unevenly, and in ways that had less to do with resources or intent, than with what had already been built.

09 July 2026

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Vietnam is among Southeast Asia’s fastest growing markets. Through a combination of economic reforms and favourable global trends – including trade liberalisation, shifting supply chains and growing foreign investment - Vietnam transformed from a low-income economy to a dynamic middle-income nation within a single generation.

02 June 2026

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South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy and the world’s 13th-largest, is moving fast to reshape its energy and industrial base. Offshore wind, solar and hydrogen are attracting investments and companies are scaling up innovation in green batteries and electric vehicles.

21 January 2026

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Singapore invites AI-ready low-carbon data centres in new 200MW expansion round. This second Data Centre – Call for Application (DC-CFA2) process marks the most significant opportunity to enter or expand in Singapore’s highly regulated market since Singapore’s introduction of a moratorium on the construction of new data centres in 2019.

09 December 2025

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A global reassessment of nuclear energy -— termed the ‘"nuclear renaissance"’ —- is reshaping energy policies in the United States and Europe. This shift is driven by energy security imperatives, volatile fossil fuel markets, and binding decarboniszation targets. In the U.S., executive actions aim to quadruple nuclear capacity to 400 GWGW by 2050 through streamlined regulations.

21 October 2025